Stories for 12 February 2003
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A PANTOMIME is the essence of family entertainment and there were families in abundance at the Inkberrow Players' production of Babes in the Wood, which played to packed houses at Inkberrow Village Hall last weekend. more...
A FINSTALL woman, who has got crafty with clay, will have her work exhibited in a county library. more...
WITH over 500 boats, caravans and motorhomes on display The National Boat, Caravan & Outdoor Show at The NEC from February 15-23 is the largest outdoor leisure show ever staged. more...
BROMSGROVE parents tearing their hair out for something different for their little darlings to do during the half-term break should drop into Selly Manor. more...
THE greatest dog show in the world is coming to Birmingham's NEC where you can see over 22,000 top pedigree dogs competing for the coveted Best In Show title. more...
A MODERN artist from Blackwell will be displaying her work at a new housing development in the village this weekend. more...
LOOKING for something different to do this Valentine's Day? more...
BROMSGROVE bookworms can pick up a good read or two at a grand sale next month. more...
LIVE Wyres social singles group will be meeting at The Talbot, in Barbourne, Worcester, on Wednesday, February 19, from 9pm onwards. more...
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BORN and bred Brummies can look forward to a new musical, which has been penned by two Bromsgrove men and celebrates city pride and family loyalty. more...
OUTRAGEOUS comedian Bernard Manning will have residents rolling in the aisles of a Stoke Prior venue next month. more...
More and more people are realising the advantages of either renovating an existing property or taking on the ultimate project of building their own home. more...
n The Honey Gatherers: A Book of Love Poems edited by Maura Dooley (Bloodaxe Books, £9.95) more...
n Mannekin Pis by Vladimir Radunsky (Walker Hardbacks, £10.99) more...
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STUDENTS who have been getting creative with clay are displaying their work at Redditch Library this month. more...
Redditch Library is playing host to a display of Norman Neasom sketches until March 16th. more...
YOUNGSTERS can liven up their half-term holidays by taking part in a Redditch YMCA playscheme. more...
A talented performer will be entertaining members of Redditch Folk Club on Saturday. more...
There will be a feast of fun for youngsters at Forge Mill Museum during spring half term, running from Saturday, February 18. more...
THREE friends who met at an art class are now showing their work at the Palace Theatre. more...
FANS are invited to a concert that 'captivates all the excitement of Elvis live' at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre next week. more...
AN evening of romantic music is to take place at Malvern Theatres. more...
REDDITCH'S Palace Theatre is aiming to beat half-term boredom with two shows next week. more...
NEXT week brings another chance to see the hugely popular Wallop Mrs Cox at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. more...
CHILDREN from the town's Break A Leg Theatre Company will be hitting the stage next week in a light-hearted play for all ages. more...
n Ave Verum Corpus - Motets and Anthems of William Byrd more...
"I felt that I must write and thank you for a most wonderful and highly unexpected evening of great music making. Upon arrival; for business more...
THE best of British modern and contemporary music will be celebrated at a concert in Bromsgrove tonight (Wed). more...
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DISTINGUISHED photographer Tony Wharton gave a talk entitled 'Falklands Magic'. more...
MEMBERS were welcomed by Ann Wilson to the January 23 meeting. more...
Beoley, Church Hill & Abbey Park more...
THE annual dinner was held at The Coach House, Astwood Bank, on January 21, and awards were given out during the evening. more...
TWO rising stars in the world of British music gave a superb recital at the society's February concert. more...
ON February 4, Bev Bevan, an expert and experienced guide from Stratford, came to The Swan Hotel, Alcester, to give an extremely lively and informative talk and slide show. more...
THE President welcomed members to the first meeting in January. After the usual business, Mrs Herbert introduced speaker Mr Ralph Richardson. more...
IN January, the friends held their third annual lunch at Kings Court Hotel. The after-lunch speaker was David Howe. more...
PRESIDENT Brenda Dainty welcomed members and visitors to the January meeting, the 11th anniversary of the opening of the institute. more...
A STAFF member from Bright Kids Nursery has received a cash reward from Warwickshire County Council as part of its Employer of Choice Awards. more...
A CRISIS meeting was being held last night (Tuesday) about the future of Droitwich Spa Adventure Playground. more...
THE new-build market in Worcestershire is strong, supported by demand for high-specification, contemporary living accommodation, according to a local house builder. more...
A WORCESTER employment agency is celebrating its first anniversary with an open day. more...
AN AWARDS scheme that celebrates women in business is due to be launched this weekend. more...
OVERSLEY Green Residents association chairman stepped down on Monday after three years. more...
CALLS are being made for a residents' parking permit scheme after warnings people who park their cars on town centre roads will be fined. more...
THE first Alcester Town Council elections for eight years could be held in May. more...
Alcester Town Council's mayor boards are finally on full view. more...
TOWN tots celebrated the Chinese New Year in style on Friday with a parade in Alcester Town Hall. more...
SCORES of people across Redditch and Bromsgrove will be scaling new heights when they abseil to raise funds for the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). more...
A REDDITCH ex-pat now living in New Zealand is trying to organise a reunion of pupils who attended Redditch County High School in the late 40s and early 50s. more...
MP comes back with a quick response more...
REDDITCH parents who have adult children with Asperger Syndrome can now share their experiences with members of a newly formed group. more...
ADVANTAGE Alcester's first public consultation event 'A Vision for Alcester' takes place tomorrow (Thursday) - and townsfolk are being urged to take a look and have their say. more...
EMPLOYERS in the town have given their full support to a scheme which helps people forge careers in the retail industry. more...
ST Nicholas' Church is now awash with light thanks to the churchyard committee. more...
AN Alcester Grammar School pupil has made a full recovery and returned to school after contracting meningitis in December. more...
More than 15 jobs could be lost and 16 elderly residents left homeless unless a buyer can be found for an Alcester care home. more...
RESIDENTS are still giving generously to help pay for an intensive educational programme for an epileptic youngster. more...
THE behaviour, work and personal development of youngsters at Tenacres First School in Winyates was praised in an Ofsted report. more...
TRINITY High School will soon be at the forefront of technology after being successful in its bid for £1.5 million. more...
PLANS are afoot which will transform Studley Infants School into one of the most exciting, modern and unusual buildings around for youngsters. more...
THE Redditch Railway Interest group has stayed on the right track to celebrate its 10th birthday. more...
ST Mary's Catholic Primary School, Studley, has proved it's top of the class after being highly rated for the achievements of its male pupils. more...
A PARENT governor angry at poor county funding for schools has demanded Ofsted inspectors take the lack of cash into account when reporting on town schools. more...
POLICE will be going back to school in Wythall to show the effects disorder and violence have on other people. more...
Witnesses are being sought to a burglary in Whitemoor Lane, Sambourne, between 8am-4.20pm on Thursday. Cash, jewellery and a camera were taken. more...
LARGE protest signs are to be put up along the route of the A435 Alcester Road as Studley bypass campaigners express their frustration at continuing delays in getting the scheme built. more...
THE freedom of Studley will be given to the village's Air Training Corps on Saturday. more...
VILLAGE volunteers took to Inkberrow Millennium Green last week to carry out some vital coppicing work on a moated island. more...
A teenager convicted of a bizarre sex attack on a 14-year-old girl has been ordered to carry out 180 hours community service and pay £500 court costs. more...
A HEADLESS Cross road is to be shut to traffic for five months while Severn Trent carries out major works to stop flooding. more...
TWO Redditch girls performed at the Children's Variety Show at Her Majesty's Theatre in London last Sunday. more...
A POPULAR man who has transformed Redditch YMCA into the popular community facility it is today has left for pastures new after almost 15 years. more...
HOW many people does it take to decide where a 94-year-old woman should live? more...
KINGFISHER Centre bosses Thornfield have invested £12,500 in an exciting school mosaic project. more...
A TRAIN passenger who complained about the service has described the £1 compensation she received as an insult. more...
AN animal welfare group is preparing its fight to stop a controversial reptile show being held in Redditch. more...
MOTORISTS are being urged to belt up as police begin a series of road checks throughout Redditch as part of a hard-hitting campaign. more...
POLICE are hunting for information after a huge mounted stag's head was discovered during a raid in Beoley. more...
SUPERMARKET chains are being actively courted by Redditch Council in a bid to bring a store back to the town centre. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL male-strip act due to perform at the Palace Theatre has prompted fierce criticism about the kind of shows Redditch Council is subsidising. more...
A KNIFEMAN who escaped from Redditch Magistrates Court and went on the run for three years has been given a life sentence. more...
HERE we go again, claimed Droitwich Spa's Tory MP when it was revealed county policing funds fell at the bottom of league tables. more...
HOUSEHOLDS in and around Droitwich Spa are being asked what they think of their landlord. more...
DROITWICH Spa's very own time team has collated a wealth of historic information for a new book about the parish of Dodderhill. more...
A BURGLAR who raided an old folk's home was spared jail in an effort to end his heroin addiction. more...
HUNDREDS of mourners paid their respects at the funeral of 18-year-old Spa student Aidan Botfield whose body was found beneath a pumping station on the banks of the River Severn. more...
A MAN was struck across the face during an armed raid on a Charford pub on Monday morning while his father, the licensee, was forced to give the raiders a quantity of money. more...
A BUILDER who had split from his wife killed himself in a van near a farm just outside Droitwich. more...
A CLENT couple who lost their only son after he drowned in a neighbour's swimming pool, have vowed to try to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future. more...
AN INQUEST opened yesterday afternoon into the death of a woman whose body was discovered by hotel guests in a Droitwich car park. more...
A MAN whose father's grave was one of those laid down in the controversial cemetery inspection just before Christmas has made an official complaint to the local government ombudsman. more...
A GROUP of disgruntled bus passengers from Droitwich Spa are feeling very hard done by. more...
A BLIND date at the cinema was where love blossomed for two romantic Rubery residents who will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Valentine's Day. more...
PARTS of a Bromsgrove hospital could be rented out to private health firms to ease a massive cash flow crisis. more...
DIET experts in Droitwich Spa are campaigning to slash salt levels in children's diets. more...
SWEET and sour chicken and prawn crackers were on the menu at a Rubery nursery which joined in the Chinese New Year festivities. more...
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CHILDREN will never have to be the brunt of bullies again if plans for a new martial arts centre in Bromsgrove get the go ahead. more...
A RESTAURANT near Droitwich Spa is helping diners keep rocky romances at bay. more...
SHOPPERS in Droitwich Spa are among the least romantic for miles around, according to a new survey. more...
A BROMSGROVE care home for the elderly will be saved from the bulldozers after county councillors bowed to public pressure and voted to keep it open. more...
PENSIONERS passionate about dancing are stepping out to celebrate Valentine's Day in Droitwich Spa. more...
A DISGUSTING sea of rubbish at a controversial shopping centre is creating added angst among the Spa community which campaigned against its development. more...
LUCK and love were the ingredients in the recipe for a 60-year romance for a Cofton Hackett couple. more...
RESIDENTS will need to tighten their purse strings if the proposed hike in Council Tax gets the go ahead. more...
A SPECIAL officer has been appointed in Bromsgrove to encourage youngsters off the streets, away from drugs and into the sports centres. more...
LITTLE Brummies from inner city schools got a flavour of what it was like to be evacuated during World War II at a Bromsgrove museum. more...
PARENTS should know exactly which artificial additives are in processed foods and how they will affect children's behaviour, Bromsgrove's Tory MP claims. more...
THE ongoing saga involving a leading Bromsgrove Tory district councillor's scheme to change the use of some of his farm buildings took a new twist this week. more...
PARISHIONERS at Stoke Prior church finally met their new priest a year after the Rev Dennis Wight left. more...
CUPID was given a helping hand by tots from a Bromsgrove school, this week. more...
RUBERY youngsters will be deprived of a place to play for 12 weeks after council chiefs gave orders for swings, seesaws and slides to be removed from a village park. more...
PRESIDENT Marion Neale welcomed members to the January meeting at The Raven Hotel and wished us all a happy new year. The president reported that the joint Christmas dinner with The Rotary Club had been very successful and the entertainment most enjoyable. more...
I WAS initially encouraged by the headline in the Evening News (Wednesday, February 5) which stated that the "PM gives hospital backing". more...
OUR president, Margaret Shearer, wished us all a happy new year as she opened our first meeting of 2003. New member Pat Neale was warmly welcomed together with two visitors. more...
MAY I be allowed to mediate in the argument over immigration between the equally dogmatic "nimbyist" (not in my backyard) and the "liberalist" (don't say a word or you're a racist) camps. more...
FOR our February meeting, we will welcome Karl Jauncey and Davie Richards with a large screen video presentation called Preserved Steam on Video 2002. more...
ANITA Knittel's recollection (You Say, January 24) of last year's Boxing Day meet at Droitwich is very different to mine. more...
THE January meeting was the occasion for the annual general meeting of the winemakers and social club. more...
I AM a rider that has never hunted, but Rob Turner's letter (You Say, February 3) riled me to the point I felt I had to respond. more...
JUST in case anyone is still under the illusion that the EU constitutes anything but a federal European Nation State then some of the articles within the European State Constitution might clarify this. more...
PETER Bushill-Matthews (You Say, January 28) says that the EU parliament does not meet behind closed doors. more...
BOOKWORMS in Bromsgrove are in for a treat thanks to a newly-refurbished mobile library. more...
BROMSGROVE Nail Forgers Ltd held their 14th annual general meeting. The chairman expressed his pleasure at the favourable state of the balance sheet. He remarked the provident fund had also been most useful, in the case of the death of a member a £4 grant was made to relatives. more...
A FURTHER extension of Bromsgrove District Council's housing estates in the Rock Hill area was suggested at the General Purposes Committee. The surveyor was preparing a report on the possibilities of further houses being built at Millfields and Fox Lane. more...
LICKY End Methodists had a big disappointment when they heard that plans to build a new church and hall had been turned down by planners. more...
IF you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today you'd better go in disguise. more...
DEAR EDITOR - I totally agree with comments made in the letter `Worries on the wards begins to sap morale'. more...
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DEAR EDITOR - Following a report that the Army had insufficient supplies of boots and was issuing trainers, it must now be the right time to declare war. more...
DEAR EDITOR - At a time when we are quick to criticise can I, on behalf of my mother, sister and myself, pay tribute to the care and attention my father Jack received on Cottage ward of the Princess of Wales' Hospital. more...
THE leader of Worcester City Council has been accused of hatching the Swan Theatre rescue package in "secret". more...
REDDITCH Mayor Steve Wheeler dropped in on the new Matalan site yesterday for a sneak preview of the nearly completed building work. more...
PLANS for a new block of flats in Crabbs Cross have been submitted. more...
GOOD causes in the town are set to benefit from the allocation of major grants by Redditch Council. more...
PEOPLE are invited to give blood during a donor session at Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre on Thursday, February 20. more...
REDDITCH town centre rota chemist is Carrington and Turner, Church Green West, open every day except Saturday and Sunday until 7pm. more...
BEING leader of a council of which no political party has control is a challenge, says David Cartwright. more...
THE popular Hewell Road Social Club near Redditch Train Station could be demolished and replaced with a block of flats. more...
FOR 22-years a Batchley company has suffered an overflowing sewer - and enough is enough says its director. more...
ABBEYDALE beat bobby Pc Robin White is encouraging more people to visit him at his surgeries. more...
REDDITCH residents can expect a 13 per cent increase in Worcestershire County Council's share of the council tax bill after an agreement by the authority's cabinet - less than originally expected. more...
Conservative councillor Karen Lumley and her family were celebrating this week after daughter Elizabeth was elected to serve on Redditch's student council. more...
THERE will be advice and amusements on offer at Redditch Town Hall on Thursday, February 20, from 10am-3pm as part of a New Deal event for lone parents. more...
POLICE have strongly objected to plans to create a lap dancing club in a disused factory unit in the town centre. more...
THE chairman of Redditch Council's planning committee, Clive Cheetham, is remaining defiant amid calls by the Conservative group for his resigniation. more...
A REDDITCH councillor has resigned just eight months after being elected. more...
CRABBS Cross police are giving residents a chance to halt criminals in their tracks after the number of house burglaries went 'through the roof'. more...
A course to help people living with long-term medical conditions will be held from June 2. more...
A SPLASH of colour was brought to Where Next as the 2003 Marie Curie Daffodil Campaign was launched. more...
A YEAR of fund-raising by a Redditch car rental and repair garage culminated in the presentation of an impressive £3,000 cheque to Birmingham Children's Hospital. more...
A BIG-HITTING cricketer has handed over £4,000 to the Acorns Children's Hospice Trust following a successful charity dinner. more...
THE world of cricket should be on the crest of a wave at the moment. more...
IN repect of your decision on 'religious dogma' I feel it is totally unfair that I didn't get the final say, especially when it was getting very interesting with what some of your readers' thoughts were about other beliefs. more...
TOM Wareing writes that, 'to imply possession of a higher education qualification is synonymous with the qualities required for leadership/ management is an insult to intelligence'. more...
ONCE again we were subjected to Councillor Wareing's rather strange view of the world (Letters, February 5) . more...
MUCH has been reported about the supposed unreasonable amount of the pay claim by the Fire Brigade's Union. more...
I WOULD like to thank the kind lady who came to my aid when I fell down steps at Redditch bus station. more...
IN repect of your decision on "religious dogma" I feel it is totally unfair that I didn't get the final say, especially when it was getting very interesting with what some of your readers' thoughts were about other beliefs. more...
AS we are about to move into the next crucial stage of the long-running campaign against the proposed animal incinerator at Astwood Bank, one should not underestimate the importance of the forthcoming public inquiry, scheduled for July 8 or 9. more...
NOT surprisingly, the forthcoming large rise in council tax has generated a lot of letters to the Advertiser. Much of this has been about who is to blame. more...
PLEASE allow me to help with the political and economic, as well as social, education of my erstwhile political opponent Robin Lunn. more...
I'M not alone in detecting a note of desperation in the letter from Robin Lunn (Advertiser, January 29). more...
WITH regard to the report in your February 5 issue, I was appalled once again at not only the follow-up story and photograph of the poor dog that was starved and dumped on playing fields in Redditch, resulting in it having to be euthanased, but also the fact the perpetrator has received a measly six-month custodial sentence, this being the maximum sentence for animal cruelty. more...
WITH regard to the conviction for dog cruelty, you published my letter when this case first appeared in your paper and I pledged £5 as a reward. more...
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Studley police are warning residents to make sure their garages are secure after a spate of break-ins. more...
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TWO men are thought to be behind a crime spree which began when a laptop computer and £170 was stolen from Woodrush Sports Centre in Wythall on Saturday. more...
A REDDITCH policeman has spoken of the frustration felt by officers as they watch young criminals walk free from court time after time. more...
POMP and Circumstance heralded a music workshop for pupils of The King's School's junior schools. more...
A MAN who broke into a house armed with a weapon is facing a long prison sentence. more...
WORCESTERSHIRE County Council has come to the rescue of worcester's Bromwich Road residents by arranging a temporary bus service into the city centre. more...
WORCESTER City Council chiefs are to reinstate £65,000-worth of budget cuts but have not decided what else will have to be axed to pay for it. more...
WORCESTER City Council has said its first week in control of policing on-street parking was a success. more...
AN antique gipsy caravan worth an estimated £4,000 has been stolen from a yard in Worcestershire. more...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a legal secretary found by guests in a hotel car park. more...
A SPORTS development programme for Wyre Forest schools has been launched to help coach future stars. more...
PENSIONERS in Worcester are being unfairly treated when they travel on buses, city MP Mike Foster has claimed. more...
A DRINK-driver was chased by police at over 90mph after he raced to a late-night garage for milk, Worcester Crown Court heard. more...
TEACHERS from China have been experiencing life in an English classroom as part of an educational visit. more...
THE demolition of an historic Worcester building has begun, after Government officials gave the green light for its destruction. more...
WHEN Floss Jones was born in 1902, the British Empire was still a world power and Edward VII was six months away from his coronation. more...
AN unemployed man who tried to steal a video recorder from Worcestershire Royal Hospital told police he was measuring it for a unit he had at home. more...
A NEWSLETTER for neighbours of Elgar Technology College is to be distributed in a bid to improve relationships. more...
WORCESTER people will soon be doing something wild and natural when a new council officer encourages them to get back to nature. more...
A MAN who exposed himself twice by a children's playground in Worcester has admitted the offences on the day he was due to face jury trial. more...
A SELF-defence expert is set to help a rape support group after a story in the Evening News. more...
LISTENING to the crunching noise of a "body" as it crashed through a car windscreen sounded out a powerful message for a seatbelt safety campaign launched this week by West Mercia police. more...
A DEPRESSED man who heard voices in his head may have suffered another schizophrenic attack before taking an overdose of anti-depressants. more...
A MALVERN man wept in the dock of Worcester Magistrates Court after being charged with the murder of his partner. more...
A FASCINATING insight into the St John's of the mid-19th Century is to go on view. more...
WEST Worcestershire MP Sir Michael Spicer has called for a special adjournment debate in Parliament to discuss the county's community hospitals. more...
OUTLINE plans for a new school on the outskirts of Worcester have been approved subject to safe passage being created for children. more...
MYSTERY surrounds the death of an ex-King's schoolboy whose body was pulled from the River Severn. more...
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FIVE Droitwich Spa boxers have kept their hopes of national glory alive by surviving the Schools Championship preliminary round. more...
DROITWICH Spa Hockey Club Men's First XI suffered their worst defeat of the season last Saturday as they shipped ten goals at home to league leaders Wednesbury. more...
FOUR cautions, two sent off and a fracas in the tunnel afterwards. more...
DROITWICH Spa RFC First XV winger Rob McClean will miss the rest of the season and could have played his last game for the club after fracturing his left arm for the third time in his career. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers can expect a letter to arrive at the Victoria Ground within the next 24 hours from Merthyr Tydfil demanding an apology following last Saturday's battle between the promotion rivals. more...
ADAM Wilde made history last night in England's National Game XI 3-1 defeat against Belgium's U20 team in Ostend. more...
DEFENDING champion Paul Hunter ended Bromsgrove-born snooker star Stephen Lee's hopes of Benson and Hedges Masters glory by thumping him 6-1 in the quarter-finals. more...
BROMSGROVE Indoor Bowling Centre is guaranteed a place in a national play-off after maintaining their 100 per cent record in the Wessex Bowls League. more...
FENCING in Droitwich Spa has a new home. more...
Kent U16s 38 Worcestershire U16s 25 more...
RECORDS were broken left, right and centre at the weekend when Bromsgrove swimmers totalled 41 personal best times at the Harris Brushes Trophy gala. more...
LICKEY Monarchs can do no wrong at the moment as they sealed their third successive 10-0 whitewash in division one of the Bromsgrove and Redditch table tennis league. more...
DROITWICH Spa golfer John Bickerton failed to complete his latest European PGA tournament in New South Wales. more...
BROMSGROVE sprinter Daniel Fagan (pictured) has proved himself to be one of the finest young talents around by setting a new record in Birmingham. more...
TALENTED Aston Fields teenager Christian Booker had that winning feeling last weekend when he won the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships U13s title at Nottingham. more...
A BROMSGROVE kickboxer is preparing to test his skills against Europe's finest - just seven months after taking up the sport. more...
BROMSGROVE Olympique Cycling Club has won the West Midlands Cyclo-Cross League for the second year running. more...
ON the back of the Stafford Rangers defeat people are writing our title chances off -- but there are still 13 games to go with plenty of twists and turns to come. more...
Returned for his second spell in a year at Rovers in February 2003 following time at Moor Green. more...
Joined Rovers in January 2003 after non-league spells with Worcester City and Evesham United. more...
A hard tackling player who joined Rovers from Redditch United. Has also played for Worcester City. more...
A versatile player across defence or midfield. more...
Local lad who made the left wing his own during the 2001/2002 season but can also play in midfield or attack. Signed from Oldbury United after a spell at Nottingham Forest. more...
One of the youngest members of the squad, who an play fullback on either side of the pitch. Previously with Halesowen Town and Cradley Town. more...
Experienced left and centre back who scored Rovers' first ever goal in the Conference in 1992. He also scored Rovers' last goal in the Conference when they went down five years later. more...
A quality defender with football league experience after spells at Crewe Alexandra and Kidderminster Harriers. Was part of Crewe's division two promotion winning side of 1997. Claim to fame is that he once marked Michael Owen. more...
Brave defender making a name for himself in the Rovers back line. Signed from Evesham United and has also played for Bilston Town and Redditch United. more...
Club captain and a reliable rock in the heart of the defence. Voted player of the season and supporters' player of the season in 2001/2002. more...
ALCESTER Ladies' fast-fading title hopes were dealt another blow at the weekend with a lack of players again hampering Nick O'Connor's side. more...
ALCESTER can keep their sights trained on a top three finish after banishing their away day curse to beat Stoke OB 20-18 at the weekend. more...
FIVE Ways Old Edwardians' long search for a coach has ended with the arrival of Frenchman Patrice Langlois. more...
A DIFFICULT task is fast becoming impossible as Kings Norton battle to beat the drop. more...
A TIMELY weekend win hoisted Redditch RFC out of the Powergen North Midlands One relegation zone for the first time this season. more...
RESULTS from the second round of the Redditch Federation Team Winter League fished on the Birmingham/ Stratford Canal at Earlswood. more...
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Tysley Tigers U15s 0 Hanbury U15s 8 more...
REDDITCH and South Warwickshire Football Combination results from Sunday, February 9. more...
VICTORIA Barnt Green booked their place in the LMS Shield final with 6-2 defeat of Ringspanners. more...
BARNT Green Spartak Football Club returned to league action for the first time in three months and defeated Halfords 5-2. more...
FAIRFIELD Villa remain unbeaten in 2003 as they defeated second place Knowle 2-0 in their Midland Combination division one match. more...
DROITWICH Spa Football Club missed the chance to put breathing space between themselves and their rivals at the top of Midland Combination division two last Saturday with a 1-1 draw at Enville. more...
DROITWICH Spa A Football Club have won the chance to play at Worcester City's St George's Lane ground after reaching the Bayliss Cup final with a 4-3 extra time victory over Tolladine Sports. more...
FOUR cautions, two sent off and a fracas in the tunnel afterwards. more...
ASTON Fields Middle School's six-a-side football team has moved a step closer to playing at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium after winning a Midlands area tournament. more...
PLAYERS holding Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club to ransom with pay demands will not be tolerated by chairman Tom Herbert. more...
The semi-finals of the Nationwide Doors & Windows Worcester Billiards League's Peter Robinson Cup saw Suzy Q and St Stephens A take 3-1 leads into the second legs. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers can expect a letter to arrive at the Victoria Ground within the next 24 hours from Merthyr Tydfil demanding an apology following last Saturday's battle between the promotion rivals. more...
RUSHWICK Cavalier were the top scorers of the week in Wednesday Division One of the E & E Engineering Worcester Friendly Skittle League. more...
Droitwich Spa RFC U9s 50 Redditch RFC U10s 5 more...
RELEGATION for Bromsgrove RFC First XV now seems inevitable following a 36-14 defeat at Dunstablians last Saturday. more...
LAST April, Bromsgrove Rugby Club celebrated their First XVs Midlands Two West championship success, yet now they are facing relegation back to that league. more...
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THE Clive Harrison School of Tae Kwon-Do's Worcester club has scooped yet more trophies. more...
WORCESTER Athletic Club's race walkers have started the new season in style. more...
CHRISTIAN Booker has become only the second Worcestershire athlete to win an Inter-Counties cross country title. more...
Westfields extended their lead at the top of the West Midlands League Premier Division to five points when they beat Bustleholme 4-0 at Rotherwas last night. more...
ADAM Wilde made history last night in England's National Game XI 3-1 defeat against Belgium's U20 team in Ostend. more...
HEREFORD United moved up to third place in the Nationwide Conference with a 2-0 win at Margate last night. more...
REDDITCH United manager Rod Brown says he is three players short of a side who can go on to great things next season and hopes to bring in one of them in the next fortnight. more...
TEAM captains for Bromsgrove Cricket Club will be named at the club's AGM next Monday. more...
VETERAN Studley defender Ian Mitchell is set to leave the club after the end of the season - for a new life in Spain. more...
REDDITCH parks side the Sportsman agonisingly missed out on a new Stratford League record when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Stratford Spartak on Saturday. more...
FECKENHAM manager Lee Adams is awaiting the referee's report on Saturday's 2-1 win over Highgate after the official dismissed two players from each side following a goalmouth melee. more...
ALVECHURCH are one game away from a Villa Park final after beating title-rivals Leamington 1-0 in the first leg of the Willie Knibbs Memorial Cup semi final at the weekend. more...
REDDITCH United Women clambered into mid-table with their second win against Hereford Pegasus in consecutive matches. more...
HEADLESS Cross' title ambitions suffered a significant blow with a shock defeat to in-form Ross at the weekend. more...
PROGRESS at a club can be measured in a number of ways and for City it lay off the pitch at Stafford Rangers on Saturday. more...
BROMSGROVE Hockey Club Ladies Seconds won 3-0 at Harborne Thirds last Saturday. more...
THE juniors showed how to do it for Redditch basketball club at the weekend. more...
ALVECHURCH goal shooter Katie Elliott supplied most of the goals in Worcestershire u16's 38-25 loss in Kent at the weekend. more...
Redditch SC junior squad finished fourth behind winners Phoenix Youth in the Ray Wall Trophy Gala at Stourport Leisure Centre. more...
FOR the second time in six days, Bromsgrove and Redditch racewalker Sharon Tonks stood on the start line of a race, this time the RWA Midlands Area 5km Road Championship. more...
REDDITCH HC face a demanding double header at the weekend after seeing Yardley join them at the top of the table. more...
Both West Midlands Phones teams suffered defeat in the Bromsgrove and Redditch Table Tennis League. more...
REDDITCH Ladies will be without four regulars as they continue their search for a league win at Wellingborough on Saturday (12pm start). more...
CALLOW Hill biker Jason Wilshaw has confirmed his retirement from racing after securing his third title in four years last season. more...
THE FA Cup dream is over for another year for Birmingham City Ladies after a 3-1 quarter final defeat at home to Charlton. more...
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ALVECHURCH secured the signing of Highgate striker Liam O'Shea after the forward scored against them last night. more...
TWO goals for Julie Freeman led Kidderminster Harriers Ladies to a 4-0 West Midlands League Division One victory over visiting Banbury. more...
HALESOWEN Town stand between Bromsgrove Rovers and the Worcestershire FA Senior Cup final. more...
PLAYERS holding Bromsgrove Rovers Football Club to ransom with pay demands will not be tolerated by chairman Tom Herbert. more...
BROMSGROVE Rovers can expect a letter to arrive at the Victoria Ground within the next 24 hours from Merthyr Tydfil demanding an apology following last Saturday's battle between the promotion rivals. more...
Saturday, February 8, 2003 more...
Swifts
STOURPORT Swifts slipped to a fourth straight defeat as visitors Rugby clinched a Dr Martens Western Division double over the Walshes Meadow side. more...
